Studying in Peterborough
Peterborough is an exciting place to study combining the very best of a thriving, modern city with all the history and culture of a town with a rich historical past. Its magnificent Cathedral, one of the UK’s top ten landmarks, and the modern Queensgate shopping centre symbolise the blend of ancient and modern that the city has to offer.
Peterborough also boasts beautiful countryside with green open spaces, lakes and riverside, including the Embankment and Ferry Meadows Country Park.
The city has an exciting nightlife with a range of restaurants to suit all tastes, two theatres, and several local historical attractions such as nearby Burghley House, Elton Hall and Tolethorpe Hall. If you enjoy sport, Peterborough has several golf courses, swimming pools, horse riding facilities, an athletics ground and ten-pin bowling as well as a Nationwide League football team and National League ice hockey team.
Peterborough also has good transport links and cycle routes so you can easily find your way around!
Life at Peterborough Regional College
Peterborough Regional College provides a friendly and welcoming
environment for international
students and offers over 500 courses
from foundation programmes right
up to degrees and professional
qualifications.
The College has particular strengths
in the specialist areas of English
Language Teaching,Construction and
Engineering, Business Management
and Computing and has welcomed a
number of international students who
wish to study these areas.
Reasons to choose Peterborough Regional College
- We have an excellent reputation and over 60 years’ experience in providing vocational and professional qualifications that will really help you achieve career success
- Our English language staff are well qualified with many holding diploma and masters degree qualifications
- Our vocational tutors are all experts in the areas they teach and have real industry and business experience
- Costs of accommodation are lower than in most major cities offering you excellent value for money
- Peterborough is a safe, friendly and caring city with a lot to offer, including a wide variety of restaurants, cafes, shops,markets, entertainment and sport
- Peterborough is a diverse and multicultural community and holds an annual multicultural Festival
- Peterborough has excellent road and rail links - London is 50 minutes away; Cambridge is 45 minutes away.
If you would like to know more about the city of Peterborough, please see www.visitpeterborough.com or contact The Tourist Information Centre at tic@peterborough.gov.uk